Friday 24th July was expected to be the busiest day of the year. Rather than just looking at statistics for the day we thought it would be interesting to put some faces to those who flew on #FlyFriday.

Safety is always a key consideration and Aberdeen has supported the adoption of Wide Area Multilateration technology, which uses signals from transmitters and receivers fitted to oil and gas platforms to track offshore flights.

Hear what John Millar, NATS’ General Manager at Aberdeen Airport, has to say about the service his team provides to both fixed wing aircraft and the numerous helicopters in the latest Tower Tour video.

No two days are the same for the ATCOs and other staff at Heathrow tower. The main challenge is to make sure that all these flights arrive and depart safely and on time. It’s a demanding job, so much so that it can take up to three years to ‘go solo’ as a Heathrow controller.

Thank you to everyone who completed our blog survey. We had hundreds of replies which will help us to provide more of the type of blogs our readers want to see, in their preferred formats and covering the most popular subjects. The results are in!

Are you longing to sit and watch Airport Live when you settle in front of your TV, especially during these winter months? If so, we thought you would enjoy re-visiting our favourite clips from the show, which BBC2 has just put live.

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Nicky Hirst

Social Media & Community Manager

Nicky is a recognised expert in the Social Media Community. Tweeting as @Nickyhants, she is also passionate about Social Media on other platforms, recognising its potential, especially how it impacts on traditional marketing and PR.

Joining NATS as Social Media and Community Manager in April 2013, Nicky is using her experience to identify how to improve NATS’ use of the medium, working with key business stakeholders to create and implement a social media strategy.

Nicky lived in Australia for 10 years, has travelled extensively and enjoys learning about other cultures. She also enjoys history, visiting museums, reading, listening to music, walking her rescue dog and spending time with her friends and family.